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Short Gaps

A short gap is the perfect break for people in university or work who only have a few weeks to spare for travelling. You can do all sorts of exciting things in a short space of time from adventure travel, volunteering, learning new skills and more! Discover the world with our awesome short gaps.

Visas

Visas give you permission to enter and stay in a particular destination. Getting the right visas put in place is an essential part of your gap travel plans. We have put together useful visa advice for all the destinations we travel to, so you can plan your trip and get any necessary visas set up before you travel.

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance is essential for anyone thinking of going travelling. It covers unexpected costs and protects your health and safety abroad. Our comprehensive Gap 360 travel insurance policy is designed especially for gap travellers. It covers all your insurance needs, so you can have peace of mind when you travel.

Bolivia Discovery offer

Essential India offer

Uncover India - Delhi to Goa offer

About Us

Why choose us?

Because at Gap 360 we really want to make sure that you have an unbelievable trip abroad! Choose from 200+ gap travel programmes in over 50 destinations and let our expert travel advisors help you plan your dream trip down to the very last detail. Don't delay, plan your gap adventure today!

Meet the team

Meet all the lovely people in our Gap 360 team. Find out a little bit about each staff member, from our travel advisors to our directors and everyone in-between: They share their favourite destinations and travel experiences with you too!

Visit us

We offer free travel advice sessions for wannabe travellers. Come and visit us in our office for a one-to-one chat with a travel advisor or arrange a phone or Skype chat and get fantastic free advice on tap!

We'll visit you

If you are a school, college, university or organisation and would like to book a Gap 360 presentation, or have us take part in your gap fair, then we are happy to come and visit you and fill you in about gap travel!

Press

Discover great stories from our travel experts! Our blog is packed full with press releases, articles, news and reviews. We are happy to be contacted on all matters regarding gap year travel, provide insightful articles, or attend workshops and debates.

Careers

Are you interested in a career with Gap 360? We are always on the lookout for bright young things to join our exciting team of travel experts. Check out our latest job openings, send us your CV or apply for a position at Gap 360.

FAQ's

Take a look at some of our most frequently asked questions and seek out the answers to all your top travel queries here!

Taking out travel insurance is essential when you head off travelling. We have all seen horror stories on TV about people who got sick or had an accident overseas who did not have insurance and ended up spending many thousands of pounds to get taken care of.

As a responsible tour operator, we cannot allow anyone to travel with us who is uninsured. Gap 360 has arranged an inexpensive, excellent insurance cover for you. You do not have to take our insurance, but if you do not we ask you to provide proof that you are insured before you depart on your trip.

What's so good about our policy?

We give you options. You don't have to pay for cover that you don't need. For example in the USA healthcare costs are very high, so if you are not visiting the USA, why pay for this cover? Choose the option that's best for you and save money.

The cost is very reasonable. We invite you to compare costs with other organisations, and check their levels of cover too. You'll be happy and safe with the Gap 360 policy.

Our policy is with Endsleigh Insurance, who are a highly reputable insurance provider.

If you plan to try some adventurous activities, most are covered in our policies. You might need the Gap 360 Plus insurance to cover the activity, see below for a list of covered activities.

If you plan to work on your trip abroad, such as on the working holiday visa in Australia, you will be covered. Many insurance policies do not cover this.

Summary of cover

1. Gap 360 - This is the regular insurance policy which covers most people's needs. The summary below details the maximum amount which is payable per traveller under each section within the Gap 360 travel insurance cover.

2. Gap 360 Plus - This policy has the same level of cover as the Gap 360 cover, but includes many more adventurous activities.

Gap 360 policy

Cover section

Essential cover

Cancelling Your Trip

£5,000

Medical Expenses

£5,000,000

Personal Accident

£15,000

Personal Money

£200

Personal Liability

£1,000,000

Delayed Departure

No cover

Missed Departure

£250

Overseas Legal Expenses

£10,000

Baggage

£2,000

Excess

£100

Where are you going travelling?

The USA, Canada and the Caribbean have high health care costs, and so if you are visiting these countries on your trip you need to take out the Worldwide including USA, Canada and Caribbean cover.

How much does the insurance cover cost?

Costs are based on the length of travel. See the chart for details.

Select below to show the costs for worldwide excluding or including the USA, Canada and Carribean

This summary does not contain the full terms and conditions which can be found here. Gap 360 ltd is an appointed representative of Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This can be checked on the FCA register by visiting its website at www.fca.org.uk

Where should your insurance cover you?

How long do you want to be covered for?

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When do you want your cover to start from?

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Your travel insurance needs to start on the date you leave your home country (which may not necessarily be your programme start date) The insurance also needs to finish on the day you land back in your home country (again, this will not necessarily be your programme finish date).

For example, if you are flying to Asia you will likely leave home the day before your programme start date

If you're flying to Australasia it could be 2 days before your programme start date. Please remember to allow similar time frames for your return journey in order for your insurance to be valid.